Chapter Summaries

Lin Dong explained to Ying Xuanzi that Ying Huanhuan was the Ice Master's reincarnation, then began the Space Ancestral Symbol trial. After enduring a month of Void Storms, he completed the trial and refined the symbol.

• Lin Dong told Ying Xuanzi that Ying Huanhuan was the Ice Master and explained how their identities were connected.
• Ying Xuanzi accepted Lin Dong's explanation and asked him to help Ying Huanhuan recover her ancient memories when she returned.
• Lin Dong entered the Space Ancestral Symbol's vortex, triggering a trial filled with dangerous Void Storms.
• Lin Dong's Primordial Spirit Body emerged after a month and reported that it had completed the trial.
• The Space Ancestral Symbol formed a closer connection with Lin Dong and sank into his crown.

After absorbing the Space Ancestral Symbol, Lin Dong advanced to Minor Achievement Immortal Talisman Master and continued cultivating while planning for the sect competition. He visited Ying Huanhuan after learning she had returned, and her brief display of an unfamiliar icy demeanor ended in playful teasing.

• Lin Dong absorbed the Space Ancestral Symbol, became a Minor Achievement Immortal Talisman Master, and resolved to keep cultivating toward the Half-step Life Mysterious Stage.
• Lin Dong considered waiting until after the Sect Competition to enter the Great Desolation Stele and confront the True Demon King with several Ancestral Symbols gathered at Dao Sect.
• Two months after Lin Dong returned, Ying Xuanzi secretly informed him that Ying Huanhuan had come back, and Lin Dong hurried to Heaven Hall to see her.
• Lin Dong found Ying Huanhuan playing the Heavenly Phoenix Zither and noticed her cool, mature aura and Nirvana Stage peak cultivation.
• Ying Huanhuan briefly acted cold and spoke of remembering her past, then revealed she had only been teasing Lin Dong and settled into his embrace.

Lin Dong recovered the Ice Ancestral Symbol and shared a teasing moment with its awakened owner before the Dao Sect prepared to depart for the Eastern Xuan Region Sect Competition. The chapter left Ying Xuanzi calling Lin Dong forward at the departure ceremony.

• The young woman gave Lin Dong the Ice Ancestral Symbol, and he told her that Zhou Tong was sleeping inside the Ancestral Stone after being rescued.
• The young woman offered Lin Dong the Ice Ancestral Symbol, then gave him the Ice Seal after he reminded her that he had given her the Devouring Seal.
• Half a month later, three hundred Dao Sect elites gathered for the Sect Competition departure ceremony, with Chen Zhen leading the Four Halls.
• Ying Xuanzi warned the Dao Sect leaders about the Yuan Sect's lineup, while Chen Zhen revealed that Lin Dong had become an Immortal Talisman Master and urged them to keep it secret.
• Ying Xuanzi addressed the gathered disciples and called for Lin Dong.

Lin Dong led Dao Sect’s three hundred disciples to Demon City for the Sect Competition, then explored the city’s treasure market with Ying Huanhuan. He bought a mysterious Dark Red Copper Furnace from a stall owner, leaving its purpose unspoken.

• Lin Dong vowed to win the Sect Competition and bring all three hundred Dao Sect disciples home safely before Ying Xuanzi sent the team off.
• The Dao Sect Participating Team arrived safely in Demon City two days before the competition began.
• Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan browsed the Northern District treasure market, where a stall owner tried to sell them Spirit Treasures.
• Ying Huanhuan bought a jade-green hairpin for three million Nirvana Pills and insisted on paying for herself.
• Lin Dong bargained the stall owner down to three million Nirvana Pills for a Broken Copper Furnace and paid for it himself.

Lin Dong confronted and defeated Lei Qian after the Little Thunder King tried to take the treasure Lin Dong had bought. Afterward, Lin Dong returned to the Dao Sect residence, where he revealed that he had secretly marked Lei Qian to track the Yuan Gate team in the Demon Region.

• Lei Qian demanded that the stall owner sell him the Broken Ancient Furnace, but the stall owner refused because Lin Dong had already bought it.
• Lei Qian turned to Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan, and Lin Dong introduced himself as Dao Sect's Lin Dong before mocking Lei Qian.
• When Lei Qian attacked, Lin Dong froze him with Stasis and struck him with the Great Star Gang Fist, defeating him in a single blow.
• Lin Dong left with Ying Huanhuan as Lei Qian struggled to his feet and cursed him, and news of the defeat spread among the major Super Sects.
• Su Rou and her veiled Senior Sister watched from a pavilion, and the Senior Sister acknowledged Lin Dong's rapid cultivation progress.
• At the Dao Sect residence, Lin Dong told Chen Zhen and the others that he had secretly marked Lei Qian to track the Yuan Gate team's movements.

Lin Dong joined the Eight Great Sects at the Chaotic Demon Region for a month-long Sect Competition and exposed Yuan Cang’s hidden strength. He left Yuan Cang furious after publicly mocking Yuan Sect and warning the other competitors against him.

• Lin Dong removed the Heaven Burning Formation plate from the Broken Copper Furnace and recognized that the so-called treasury was actually a trap sealing a General-level Demon.
• Experts from over a hundred Super Sects gathered near Demon City as they awaited the Ancient Great Array’s opening.
• Chen Zhen explained that the Sect Competition would be a month-long free-for-all in the Chaotic Demon Region, where competitors also had to beware of independent cultivators.
• Yuan Cang, Lei Qian, and a white-robed man approached Lin Dong, and Lin Dong identified Yuan Cang’s Spirit Seal and the strength it granted him.
• Lin Dong told the gathered sects that Yuan Cang was hiding his trump card and warned them to surrender or flee from Yuan Sect, provoking Yuan Cang into openly threatening him.

Lin Dong and Yuan Cang declared that Dao Sect and Yuan Sect would slaughter each other in the Chaotic Demon Region, and Lin Dong provoked Yuan Sect’s Three Little Kings before they left. Afterward, Ying Huanhuan pressed Lin Dong to explain his relationship with Ling Qingzhu while Ling Qingzhu watched from across the gathering.

• Yuan Cang and Lin Dong threatened to kill every member of the opposing sect during the competition.
• Lin Dong taunted Yuan Cang about Ling Qingzhu, enraging him until Lei Qian restrained him.
• Lin Dong mocked Lei Qian and Ling Zhen, and Ling Zhen dragged the furious Lei Qian and Yuan Cang away.
• The assembled disciples speculated about Lin Dong’s relationship with Ling Qingzhu after hearing him mention her.
• Ying Huanhuan demanded that Lin Dong explain his relationship with Ling Qingzhu as she held his arm, while Lin Dong tried to avoid answering.

Lin Dong reunited with Qing Tan and met her senior brother Chen Kui, whose arrival strengthened the Dao Sect before the Sect Competition began. Seven days into the Chaotic Demon Region, the Dao Sect team had trapped four powerful Demonic Corpses, and Lin Dong stepped forward to fight one himself.

• Qing Tan and Chen Kui arrived to join Lin Dong, and Lin Dong greeted them and learned that their invited guest was nearby.
• Qing Tan and Ying Huanhuan introduced themselves and exchanged friendly greetings.
• Yuan Cang and Ling Zhen discussed Chen Kui's arrival, then led the Yuan Sect party into the spatial vortex as the Ancient Great Array opened.
• In the Chaotic Demon Region, the Dao Sect's four Chief Seats directed three hundred disciples as they trapped four Half-step Life Mysterious Stage Demonic Corpses for their Life Mysterious Bone Pearls.
• Lin Dong ordered the disciples to release the leftmost Demonic Corpse and moved forward to deal with it.

Lin Dong led the Dao Sect disciples in defeating four Demonic Corpses and collecting Life Mysterious Bone Pearls before taking them to the Crimson Basin. There, the Eight Great Sects gathered at the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury, and Yuan Cang renewed his threat to kill every Dao Sect disciple.

• Lin Dong immobilized, purified, and disintegrated four powerful Demonic Corpses while the Dao Sect disciples held formation without casualties.
• Lin Dong gave Ying Xiaoxiao the Life Mysterious Bone Pearls to share with Wang Yan, explaining that Ying Huanhuan's situation was different.
• After seven days of training, Lin Dong led the Dao Sect north to the Crimson Basin, where the Eight Great Sects had assembled.
• Wu Hong ordered the Primeval Desolation Hall disciples to keep laughing, leaving the other factions bewildered.
• Yuan Cang stood with his black iron longsword and vowed to kill every Dao Sect disciple at the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury.

Lin Dong faced Lei Qian in the Yuan Sect–Dao Sect clash and revealed his Great Desolation Body, overwhelming the Little Thunder King. The chapter ended as Lin Dong’s Desolation Blade shattered Lei Qian’s Thunder Dragon Roaring Sky Fist.

• Yuan Cang ordered Lei Qian to kill Lin Dong, and Lei Qian challenged Lin Dong to a rematch.
• Lin Dong mocked Lei Qian’s demand for a fair fight and provoked him into attacking.
• Lin Dong used his Great Desolation Body to ambush Lei Qian and punch him into the ground.
• Yuan Cang recognized Lin Dong’s Great Desolation Body and ordered Lei Qian to attack with all his strength.
• Lei Qian used the Demonic Yuan Curse Body and then unleashed Thunder Dragon Roaring Sky Fist.
• Lin Dong formed a powerful Desolation Blade and shattered Lei Qian’s Thunder Dragon.

Lin Dong used the Great Desolation Scripture to kill Lei Qian, the Little Thunder King, during the Sect Competition. Yuan Cang attacked Lin Dong, but Chen Kui intervened and challenged him.

• Lei Qian used the Thunder Emperor Canon to block Lin Dong's Desolate Demonic Eyes and taunted him to use the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Lin Dong activated the Great Desolation Scripture, draining the Flame Basin's vitality and gathering Desolation Power into the Grey Giant.
• Lin Dong's Great Desolation Imprisoning Heavenly Hand shattered Lei Qian's Thunder Demonic Prison and crushed him to death.
• Yuan Cang charged at Lin Dong in anger, but Chen Kui intercepted him and defended the duel's outcome.
• Yuan Cang and Chen Kui exchanged blows, then faced off as Chen Kui refused to yield.

Lin Dong opened the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury after Yuan Cang tried to turn the gathered sects against Dao Sect. He revealed that the treasury was actually a seal holding a living General-level Demon, then entered to stop Yuan Sect from damaging it, accompanied by Ying Huanhuan.

• Yuan Cang and Ling Zhen confronted Chen Kui as the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury appeared.
• Yuan Cang urged the gathered sects to punish Dao Sect for Lei Qian’s death, but Lin Dong opened the treasury with the Dark Red Ancient Tablet.
• Yuan Cang led Yuan Sect experts into the treasury, intending to find its formation core and kill Lin Dong.
• Lin Dong told Dao Sect that the treasury was a sealing ground for a living General-level Demon and said he would enter alone to stop Yuan Sect.
• Ying Huanhuan volunteered to accompany Lin Dong, saying she had once guided Old Man Fen Tian.

Lin Dong warned Ying Xiaoxiao that a General-level Demon was sealed beneath the altar in the Ancient Treasury and joined forces with Ling Qingzhu to stop Yuan Cang from reaching it. Ling Qingzhu sided with Lin Dong, and the chapter ended as she and Yuan Cang began fighting while Lin Dong faced Ling Zhen.

• Lin Dong sent Ying Xiaoxiao and the Dao Sect disciples to attack Yuan Sect while its strongest experts were away, then entered the Heaven Burning Cauldron.
• Lin Dong met Ling Qingzhu and revealed that his Mental Energy had reached the Minor Achievement Immortal Talisman Master level.
• Lin Dong and Ling Qingzhu reached the Black Altar, where Lin Dong warned Yuan Cang and Ling Zhen that a General-level Demon was sealed beneath it.
• Ling Qingzhu sided with Lin Dong and refused Yuan Cang's order to join him.
• Lin Dong and Ling Qingzhu agreed to fight Yuan Cang and Ling Zhen separately, and Ling Qingzhu clashed swords with Yuan Cang.

Lin Dong killed Ling Zhen and awakened Old Man Fen Tian, who emerged from the Heaven Burning Cauldron’s space. The story left off as Old Man Fen Tian attacked Yuan Cang and the Yuan Sect experts trying to seize his cauldron.

• Lin Dong nullified Ling Zhen’s Spirit Emperor Canon attack, restrained him, and crushed him with Azure Dragon claws.
• Yuan Cang saw Ling Zhen die and unleashed his Spirit Seal’s power against Ling Qingzhu, who called for Lin Dong’s help.
• Lin Dong used the Ancestral Stone to awaken Old Man Fen Tian, whose Crimson Cauldron transported the trapped disciples out of the Heaven Burning Formation.
• Old Man Fen Tian recognized the Heaven Burning Cauldron as his Natal Spirit Treasure and spotted Yuan Cang reaching for it with Yuan Sect experts guarding him.
• Old Man Fen Tian formed a gigantic flaming hand to attack Yuan Cang, who crushed a Golden Horn as the space twisted around him.

Lin Dong received Yuan Cang’s Spirit Seal from Old Man Fen Tian and offered to help him destroy the General-level Demon sealed in the Heaven Burning Cauldron. With the missing Formation Gate restored, Lin Dong brought out the Ancient Qiankun Formation and three Ancient Divine Objects to prepare the attack.

• Old Man Fen Tian killed more than thirty Yuan Sect disciples, but Yuan Cang escaped using a Teleportation Talisman Seal, and Fen Tian expelled the other sect teams.
• Old Man Fen Tian gave Lin Dong Yuan Cang’s Spirit Seal and learned that the Ice Master had passed through Reincarnation.
• Lin Dong revealed that he had the missing Formation Gate for the Eight Extremes Heaven Burning Formation, and Old Man Fen Tian confirmed it was the Eighth Heaven Burning Gate Formation Gate.
• Lin Dong said they should eradicate the sealed General-level Demon rather than wait for the formation to wear it down over centuries.
• Lin Dong unfolded the Ancient Qiankun Formation and set the Ancestral Stone, the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, and the Space Ancestral Symbol as its cores.

Lin Dong, Ling Qingzhu, and Old Man Fen Tian assembled their divine artifacts to complete the formations trapping the Demon General. The demon realized it was facing overwhelming power and launched a desperate attempt to escape.

• Lin Dong placed Ling Qingzhu’s Ancient Azure Sky Lotus in the northern eye of the Ancient Qiankun Formation, replacing his weaker Green Lotus.
• Old Man Fen Tian activated the Eight Extremes Heaven Burning Formation, and the Black Mist Creature taunted him over the incomplete northeastern gateway.
• Old Man Fen Tian retrieved the missing gateway from the Heaven Burning Cauldron, completing the formation and blocking the demon’s escape.
• Lin Dong and Ling Qingzhu revealed the five gathered divine objects above the formation, terrifying the Demon General with their combined power.
• The Demon General unleashed all its Demonic Qi and hurled itself at the Eight Extremes Heaven Burning Formation in a desperate bid to escape.

Lin Dong, Ling Qingzhu, and Old Man Fen Tian destroyed the sealed Great General-level Demon, and Fen Tian helped Lin Dong break through to Life Mysterious Stage, Minor Completion. Fen Tian gave Lin Dong the Heaven Burning Cauldron and asked him to protect the Ice Master’s reincarnated body and eventually return to free him from his suffering; Lin Dong and Ling Qingzhu then left as Fen Tian fell back into slumber.

• Old Man Fen Tian, Lin Dong, and Ling Qingzhu powered the Ancient Qiankun Formation to purify and erase the Great General-level Demon.
• Old Man Fen Tian used his Life Force to help Lin Dong break through to Life Mysterious Stage, Minor Completion.
• Old Man Fen Tian gave Lin Dong the Heaven Burning Cauldron and taught him how to summon the Eight Extremes Heaven Burning Formation.
• Old Man Fen Tian asked Lin Dong to protect the Ice Master’s reincarnated body and return after reaching the Reincarnation Stage to free him from his suffering.
• Lin Dong promised to return within twenty years, then left with Ling Qingzhu as Old Man Fen Tian closed his eyes and fell into slumber.

Lin Dong accompanied Ling Qingzhu to the Supreme Pure Immortal Pool so she could heal her hidden injuries, but they were confronted by the notorious Yang Brothers. After revealing his Life Mysterious Stage cultivation, Lin Dong challenged them to withstand one move, and the brothers launched a combined attack.

• Lin Dong learned that Ying Huanhuan was the Ice Master's reincarnation and agreed to accompany Ling Qingzhu to the Supreme Pure Immortal Pool.
• Ling Qingzhu reached the pool in the Chaotic Demon Region and told Lin Dong she would enter it to heal her injuries.
• Lin Dong sensed the Yang Brothers following them and stopped them before they could approach Ling Qingzhu.
• The Yang Brothers recognized Lin Dong's Life Mysterious Stage cultivation but accepted his one-move challenge, hoping to kill him with their combined strength.
• Yang Zhan and Yang Wei merged their Origin Energy and attacked Lin Dong with the Martial Emperor Canon's Shattering Fist.

Lin Dong and Ling Qingzhu privately acknowledged their relationship and left the valley together, though Ling Qingzhu could not join his fight against Yuan Cang. At the Sect Competition’s final confrontation, Lin Dong surrounded the remaining Yuan Sect disciples and challenged Yuan Cang to a duel, offering to let them go if Yuan Cang won.

• Ling Qingzhu agreed to keep her relationship with Lin Dong private because of her responsibilities to the Nine Heavens Supreme Pure Palace.
• Lin Dong gave Ling Qingzhu the veil he had kept since their meeting five years earlier, and they left the valley hand in hand.
• Ling Qingzhu apologized that she could not help Lin Dong deal with Yuan Cang because of her sect, and Lin Dong carried her toward the Demon Region’s central Teleportation Array.
• The Dao Sect surrounded Yuan Cang and the remaining Yuan Sect disciples near the Teleportation Array as the Sect Competition deadline approached.
• Lin Dong declared that the Dao Sect would wipe out the Yuan Sect remnants and challenged Yuan Cang to defeat him for their freedom.

Lin Dong defeated Yuan Cang and wiped out the Yuan Sect disciples in the Chaotic Demon Region. With Yuan Sect’s participating team annihilated, the other sects began sending word home as the region braced for the fallout.

• Lin Dong and Yuan Cang fought after both reached Life Mysterious Stage, Minor Achievement, and Lin Dong struck Yuan Cang with the Martial Emperor Soul Shattering Seal.
• Yuan Cang’s Yuan Emperor’s Body was destroyed, and he fled while threatening to attack Dao Sect’s Ancestral Court.
• Lin Dong transformed into an Azure Giant Dragon, pursued Yuan Cang, and killed him before he could surrender.
• Lin Dong used the Azure Dragon Sky Sealing Seal to kill the more than one hundred remaining Yuan Sect Direct Disciples.
• The assembled sects witnessed Yuan Sect’s participating team being annihilated, and teams with secret communication arts sent reports to their sects.